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Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth

(2003) 211 CLR 476
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2003
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Privative clauses cannot constitutionally oust the High Court's jurisdiction under s75(v) to review jurisdictional error by federal officers or tribunals.

Key Principle

privative clauses; constitutional minimum of judicial review cannot be removed by parliament

Area of Law

constitutional

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